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Telecom subscriber base at 218 million

Posted on | June 20, 2007 |

Total telecom subscriber base (GSM, CDMA, FWP, Landlines) as of May 2007 stood at 21.8 crores (218 million).

  • Net addition in May = 63 lakh subscribers
  • Tele-density = 19.25%
  • GSM additions = 50 lakh
  • CDMA additions = 15 lakh
  • Fixed line base declined by 2 lakh

COAI is usually prompt in releasing subscriber growth figures. The GSM numbers for the past month are usually in by the end of first week of every month. It is the CDMA and landline numbers which take longer to arrive.

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One Response to “Telecom subscriber base at 218 million”

  1. sandeep
    June 26th, 2007 @ 1:06 pm

    In india the mobile penetration is still less.in countries like russia it is more than 100% hence the potential for this sector in india is Huge.
    thanks for providing the details

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